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Snowplow knocks over light pole along U.S. 10

AUDUBON, Minn. – A Becker County snowplow clipped a light pole along U.S. Highway 10 here on Saturday, leading to a second accident, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.

The light pole fell, causing an overhead power line to hang over the highway. A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow then struck the suspended power line, causing the pole to fall onto westbound Highway 10.

One lane of the highway was closed for a short time, the patrol reported.

The county snowplow, driven by 53-year-old Ardean Anderson of Detroit Lakes, wasn’t damaged.

The state snowplow had damage to a mirror and was driven by 61-year-old Keith Kaldor of Audubon.